"Arguments ended on October 15 in the trial of Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum, founders of the Drug User Liberation Front (DULF), a Vancouver-based "compassion club," which tends to operate outside of the law providing life-saving services to the most likely victims of poorly addressed health crises. The pair faces up to 40 years behind bars for drug trafficking. But don't get it twisted."
"I hung out with the pair the Saturday after the trial ended in Vancouver's Ivanhoe Pub, even though alcohol isn't my or their drug of choice. Your first impression is that they are an eccentric and beautiful mix of Matthew McConaughey's portrayal of Ron Woodroof in the film Dallas Buyers Club. The carrot: Kalicum is soft-spoken, charming, and patient. The stick: Nyx is intense, blunt, and doesn't suffer fools gladly."
Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum founded the Drug User Liberation Front (DULF), a Vancouver-based compassion club that operates outside the law to provide life-saving services to people vulnerable to poorly addressed health crises. The pair faces up to forty years in prison on drug trafficking charges after arrest on October 25, 2023. Strong courtroom support and coverage in outlets like The Guardian and The Economist followed their trial. The founders created DULF after witnessing friends and family die from overdoses and after working in organizations serving drug users. They attribute most deaths to contaminated, unpredictable illicit drug supplies.
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